LuxTalks Stephane Compain

In this episode I talked to Samantha Acton director of a franchise domestic cleaning business in the UK.We discussed about :Deciding to leave the corporate world to launch her cleaning company,The fact that part of the decision was to keep a better work/life balance,The decision to transform the business into a franchise,The importance of putting processes an IT tools in place,Her Au Pair experience that helped her to become who she is today,Her new part time life on a sailing boat transforme...

In this episode I talked to Jill Saville an Executive Coach living in France and working in Luxembourg. We discussed about :Moving from the UK to France,Setting up her own business in Luxembourg as an executive coach after having worked nearly 12 years in the public sector,The difficulty to sell yourself in a new country and new environment,How networking helped her gain visibility,How she provided free coaching sessions at the beginning so she could gain credibilityThe fact that coaching is ...

In this episode I talked to Kornelia Epping an immigration & relocation specialist as well an entrepreneur living & working in Austria.We discussed about :Being raised by a father in the logistic business and who took her around EuropeHer love for cultural diversity The difficulty to relocate to Austria as a GermanHow she decided become an entrepreneur and to start a relocation business after seeing an interview on TVHow she prepared for 1 year before launching her businessThe im...

In this episode I talked to Ken Nickel-Lane an immigration specialist and an entrepreneur living & working in Canada.We discussed about :The importance of customer serviceThe importance to have a corporate an individual focusHow he is making sure to offer the right solutions to his customersHow he is developing his personal brand to help grow his businessHow networking and building trust can bring indirect saleAn much moreBroad scope sector expertiseGlobal Immigration and Visa services, a...

In this episode I talked to Denis Niedringhaus an American with German name, dual nationality US/French, having deep interest in Chinese language, living in Metz and working in Luxembourg.We discussed about :How cultural differences can impact a relocation to a new countryHow within a same company you can have different corporate culturesHis love for the Chinese language and culture and how it impacts his workAnd much more ..What makes his approach different? It is language and culture based....

In this episode I talked to Simône van Schouwenburg, a Dutch national living and working in Luxembourg who is running the Expat Desk at the BCEE - SpuerkeessWe discussed about :Her life as an expat in the US, the UK, France and LuxembourgThe reason for moving to Luxembourg and working thereHow is life in LuxembourgAnd much more ..After 7 year in the hotel industry she decided to raise her 2 children. In Luxembourg she worked for the European Commission and then joined the banking sector to se...